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CHAPTER 1 THE MULTICULTURAL JOURNEY TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE

CHAPTER 1 THE MULTICULTURAL JOURNEY TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE. Emotional Roadblocks to the Path of Cultural Competence. Strong emotions such as: anger, sadness, and defensiveness are displayed when discussing experiences of race, culture, gender, and other sociodemographic variables.

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CHAPTER 1 THE MULTICULTURAL JOURNEY TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE

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  1. CHAPTER 1THE MULTICULTURAL JOURNEY TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE

  2. Emotional Roadblocks to the Path of Cultural Competence Strong emotions such as: anger, sadness, and defensiveness are displayed when discussing experiences of race, culture, gender, and other sociodemographic variables

  3. Emotional Roadblocks to the Path of Cultural Competence • These feelings can enhance or negate a deeper understanding of the worldviews of culturally diverse clients • Disturbing feelings serve to protect us from having to examine our own prejudices and biases (Winter, 1977) • Multiculturalism deals with real human experiences and it would behoove the reader to understand his/her emotional reactions on the journey to cultural competence

  4. Common Emotions • I FEEL GUILTY, “I could be doing more” • I FEEL ANGRY, “I don’t like to feel like I’m wrong” • I FEEL DEFENSIVE, “Why blame me, I do enough already”

  5. Common Emotions • I FEEL TRUNED OFF, “I have other priorities in life” • I FEEL HELPLESS, “The problem is too big…what can I do?” • I FEEL AFRAID, “I am going to do something…I don’t know what will happen”

  6. Implications for Clinical Practice • Do not allow your own emotional reactions negate the stories of the most disempowered in society • Try to acknowledge your inherited biases openly so that you can listen to your clients in a non-defensive way • Experiences with people of color will enhance one’s cultural competence • Explore yourself as a racial/cultural being • Try to understand what your intense emotions mean for you when they arise • Do not squelch dissent or disagreements • Take an active role in exploring yourself

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